A new post-grant review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board could be worth close attention for companies operating in the dental implant and medical device space. In PGR2026-00070, filed on August 11, 2026, the proceeding is captioned Straumann USA, LLC, signaling a challenge to a recently issued patent associated with one of the best-known names in…
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From : Blog Entry >> Kamron’s Blog EntryArtificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about technologies in the legal industry. From document review and legal research to drafting contracts and summarizing depositions, AI promises to improve efficiency and reduce administrative work. But many firms are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, “Which AI tool should we…
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The August issue of my Personal Strategy Compass newsletter is now available: “The Night Watchman: Converting Solitary Anxiety into Strategic Leverage.”This issue grew out of something I started noticing in my own solitary planning blocks. Once I removed the usual operational noise and created some real white space, my analytical mind did not automatically become more strategic.
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The FTC has secured what it says is the largest civil penalty ever obtained for a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing failure: a combined $12 million settlement with Edwards Lifesciences and Genesis MedTech over the acquisition of JC Medical. According to the agency, the companies structured the transaction to avoid premerger notification and waiting-period requirements under the HSR Act, prompting an enforcement action…
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Elite’s cloud customers will outnumber its on-premises customers by the end of 2026, with SaaS users growing 60% YoY to 53,000, and over 120 law firms now live in the […]
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amicable, the award-winning divorce and separation service, has submitted its application to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to launch a new, separate law firm serving England and Wales. Alongside that, it’s opening the search […]
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From : Blog Entry >> Christopher’s Blog EntryPlease enjoy this blog post co-authored by Chris Hockey, Senior Manager, Information Governance, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Tara Saylor, Senior Manager, Collaboration Services, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. As software moved to the cloud over the past decade, it introduced new opportunities for collaboration. Instead of a single copy of…
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The startup’s Agent Handoff Protocol, which acts as a complimentary mechanism to standard API and MCP connections, supports users moving between platforms without losing context and is already on track to be implemented by legal tech companies like Harvey and Thomson Reuters.
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DeepJudge, the Zurich-based enterprise search company that describes itself as the institutional intelligence platform for legal AI, today introduced the Agent Handoff Protocol, an open protocol designed to let users move from one AI product into another – and, in some cases, back again – while retaining the full context of their work.Harvey has already announced that it…
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As generative AI moves from experimentation to implementation, one question continues to dominate conversations in the legal sector: are law firms’ data foundations strong enough to support it? In our […]
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Meta Platforms, Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00420 on August 7, 2026. The petition opens another closely watched PTAB contest involving a major technology company and underscores how frequently the Board remains central to high-stakes patent strategy.

At this early stage, the docket identifies the proceeding by petitioner name—…
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The Justice Department has authorized a $400 million settlement to resolve litigation brought by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium over contract support costs under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA). The dispute centered on the federal government’s obligation to fund the overhead and administrative expenses tribal entities incur when they assume responsibility for delivering healthcare services that…
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